Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Swift County, Minnesota
County in Minnesota · United States
- Deaths, 2023
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 9.7K
In 2023, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Swift County, Minnesota. That was the same as in 2022. The death rate was 10.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 7.0 in Minnesota and 12.2 in the United States. Swift County had the 53rd most traffic deaths among Minnesota's counties. Between 2020 and 2023, 7 people died, an average of 1.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
10.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023
- About 1.3 times the rate in Minnesota: 8.2
- About 90 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
17.9
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2023
- About double the average in Minnesota: 7.5
- About 1.4 times the average in the United States: 12.4
+0%
change in deaths from 2022 to 2023
1 death in 2022, 1 in 2023
- Minnesota: +19%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 40.8 |
| 2021 | 10.2 |
| 2022 | 10.3 |
| 2023 | 10.3 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Minnesota: 12%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Swift County | Share in Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 25% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 29% |
Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.
Crash factors
Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Minnesota: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Minnesota: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Swift County | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 28.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 29.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 41.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 32.9% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Minnesota: 42%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Minnesota: 33%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 5 |
| Rain | 1 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Daylight | 2 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
| Dawn | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2023
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- US-12 30TH ST SW1
- US-121
- SR-91
- SR-291
- CR-35 150TH AVE SE1
- CR-31 70TH AVE SE1
- CR-311
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| SUVs | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1502
- Volkswagen Tiguan1
- Kenworth T8 Series1
- Kenworth T6 Series1
- Kawasaki Vulcan 8001
- Jeep Grand Cherokee1
- Chevrolet Avalanche1
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
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Fatal crashes in 2023. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2023 | — | SR-9 | 1 |
| May 12, 2022 | — | SR-29 | 1 |
| May 3, 2021 | — | US-12 30TH ST SW | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2020 | — | CR-31 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2020 | — | US-12 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2020 | — | CR-31 70TH AVE SE | 1 |
| May 9, 2020 | — | CR-35 150TH AVE SE | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.